Distender for nostrils



Jan. 5, 1932. G. A. SIMMONS 1,839,606

DISTENDER FOR NOSTRILS Filed Feb. 17, 1930 4 TTURNE/ patented Jan. 5,1932 GEORGE A. SIMMONS, F PORTLAND, OREGON DISTENDER FOR NOSTRILSApplication filed February 17, 1930. Serial No. 429,019.

This invention relates generally to appliances for the nose, andparticularly to a distender for nostrils adapted to hold same in aposition for the free passage of air.

The main object of this invention is to provide a nostril distender forpersons afflicted with nasal stoppages, thereby enabling them to breathethrough the nose, especially while asleep.

The second object is to providea distender for the nostrils which willreadily adapt itself to various sizes of nostrils, which will beinexpensive to manufacture and easy to sterilize.

These, and other objects, will become more apparent from thespecification following as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure 1 illustrates the head of a wearer 20 shaving the device in use.

r igure 2 is a side elevation of the device.

Figure 3 is a section taken along the line 33 in Fig. 2.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of a modified form of the device.

Figure 5 is a section taken along the line 5-5 in Fig. 4.

Similar numbers of reference refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

eferring in detail to the drawings, there is shown in Figures 2 and 3athimble shaped distender tapering slightly to the end 11 and having aflange 12 formed at the opposite end thereof. The body of the distender10 is preferably somewhat oval in form and the entire device is made ofa relatively soft rubber or other suitable material.

In the form of the device shown in'Figure 5 the distender 13 is shapedsimilar to that shown in Figures 2 and 3, except that it is slottedthrough one side thereof to form the opening 14. The material in theedges adjacent to the slot 14 is thinner than in the opposite side 15 ofthe distender. The flange 1'? extends around this form ofthe device,except for the slot 14.

The advantage of those using the distender arises in its adaptability todifferent sizes of nostrils.

In Figure 1 is shown the device so in actual flanges 12 and 17 is tolimit the distance in which'the device can be inserted into the nose.There is also a gradual taper in the wall thickness of the distenderaway from its flange to facilitate the introduction of the distenderinto the nostril.

-. I claim:

1 l. A nostril distender consisting of a longitudinally split taperingsoft rubber sleeve whose walls taper downwardly toward the small end,and having an outturned flange around the large end thereof and whosewall increases in thickness circuinferentially to ward its split side.

2. A nostril distender consisting of a longitudinally split open sleeveof flexible rubber tapering from oneend thereof and having a flangeformed around the opposite end thereof and having its side reducing inthickness circumferentially toward its split por tion.

GEORGE A. SIMMONS.

